How a couple of country people live a full and frugal life in the city.

Sunday afternoon pizza and ice cream party

Yesterday Tom and I had a few friends over for homemade pizza and ice cream. Sadly, we didn’t remember to take any pictures, but I think that’s a sign that we had fun at the party!

We really like having friends over on Sunday afternoons because it’s a time that most people are available, and it really stretches out the weekend. Instead of stressing out over the upcoming workweek we’re catching up with our friends.

This was an easy party to host. We made a few easy appetizers, and got one pizza started early so it came out of the oven just as the first guests arrived. We made 4 pizzas for 11 people and it was just the right amount. Tom and I developed quite the production line, getting the next pizza in the oven soon after one came out. This meant that a fresh pizza came out about every 30 minutes, and that was a good pace for the party.

The pizza was made with Trader Joe’s dough (our favorite shortcut), and we used the following toppings:

All of the sauteing and other prep work was done before the party, so we just assembled the pizzas before putting them in the oven.

After the pizza we served Tom’s famous homemade ice cream. Every flavor he makes is good, but last night he served one of my favorites – chocolate ice cream with coffee, chocolate chunks and nuts. Yum! The ice cream maker is one of Tom’s favorite household machines, but I’ll let him tell you about his ice cream adventures in another post.

Cleanup after the party was really easy because everyone ate everything!